Office of the Governor
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and John Schoettler, Vice President Global Real Estate and Facilities for Amazon.com at the November announcement of the plan that never was.
‘As a city and state, we need to be cognizant that losing corporate tax credits would affect many of the things that make New York City what it is. Most important, it would directly impact the New Yorkers who live and work here. ‘
‘I cannot imagine a tourist would be upset with a new tax, as $1 is easy to muster. Heck, even $2 is easy to swallow when you consider the amazing experiences that New York City affords tourists.’
‘Not only is it providing a welcome and much-needed solution to the affordable housing crisis, but it’s also directly allowing churches to address the needs of their immediate community.’
‘We need more preparement programs like job training, counseling and basic skills computer program skills to be offered in order to help them achieve in school and at work.’
‘Instead of focusing only the lower-income population, we need to create a system of stepping stones for our working class.’
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While I applaud the larger conversation taking place around homelessness in New York City and how to prevent it, we need to broaden the discussion to include citizens who are living paycheck to paycheck.’